The Big Draw @ The Williamson

The Big Draw was fabulous with 150 people coming through the gallery. We had beautiful chalk drawing outside with Marie Mairs, wire figures and drawing in with Emma Rodger's exhibition run by Marie-Louise Williams, Desdemona used a slide projector and old slides to create fabulous drawings in the Vida exhibition. Thanks to Janine, Eleanor, Jacqui, Alan, Brendan, Nigel and all the staff at the Williamson.

BIOGRAPHIES OF THE
EXHIBITING OXTON ARTISTS

Mark Wayne Barrett
Mark studied illustration and has a great interest in comic book art and childrens books. He is currently developing artwork for a childrens book by a local writer.
Email: markwaynebarrett@hotmail.co.uk

Judith Brown - BA Hons Fashion & Textiles www.judithbrownjewellery.co.uk
From a textiles background, Judith stitches with coloured and silver wires to create intricate yet feminine jewellery. She has been making jewellery since 2004, and since then has developed several jewellery collections including her most recent Floral Collection. Her work is now exhibited and sold in galleries nationally, and in May 2008 her work was exhibited at the Velvet Da Vinci Gallery in San Francisco.
Email: judith@judithbrownjewellery.co.uk

Theresia Cadwallader
Born and brought up in Java, Theresia studied civil engineering at Leeds University. She worked on building a university campus in Sulawesi, bringing infra-structure to the jungles of Garugu, and designing irrigation for Lombok and Sumbawa. After taking a masters degree in irrigation engineering at Southampton, she practised as an engineer in Jakarta and Sumatra. She then married and brought up a family in Oxton, and studied fine art and jewellery design at Wirral Met.
Email: tcad@hotmail.co.uk

Alan Chape
Alan Chape has lived and worked on Merseyside since 1968. He has developed his photography following his retirement in 2000. He specialises in architectural subjects, particularly the townscape & buildings of Liverpool, Wirral and Oxton, and rural landscapes. He also has catalogues for Nice, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Tuscany, Andalucía, Rome, Berlin, Cracow, Palma, Sardinia, Brittany, North Wales, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Sussex and London.
Email: at.chape@ntlworld.com

Jacqui Chapman – B.A. (Hons) Fine Art Website: www.jacquichapman.com
Jacqui completed her fellowship at Wirral Metropolitan College in 2007 after qualifying with a 1st class Fine Art degree. Resident in Oxton for 11 years, but originally from South Africa, her work explores issues of displacement and relocation where the unreliable nature of memory is investigated. She references landscape as a metaphorical vehicle for personal feelings of severance, loss and detachment in her paintings and printmaking. She recently exhibited in the Modern Contemporary Creatives exhibition which was part of the Biennial Independents 08, shown at the Artroom Gallery in Parkgate. She was an art director in Advertising for 13 years in South Africa, before she emigrated.
Email: jacqui.chapman2@ntlworld.com



Sherilyn Halligan BA Hons Fine Art
Sherilyn constantly explores the boundaries of what she and her art are capable of. Cornwall, and more local themes indicate a location. The work becomes a heart-felt response to places, events, colours, mood and atmosphere. Retaining echoes, images and experiences long after the event.


Marie Mairs BA Hons Graphic design, MA Multi media
Marie Mairs has worked commercially as an illustrator for books and magazine. She spent 5 years working in Exhibit Graphics at the Museum of Science in Boston. Since returning to the UK in 2002, she has been teaching drawing and painting and developing her own work
Email: marie.mairs99@ntlworld.com

Desdemona McCannon
Desdemona has a 1st class degree in English Literature, & 1st class degree in Graphic Design & Illustration. After working as an illustrator for five years, she studied for an M.A. in ‘Sequential Illustration & Design’ in Brighton. She has worked as a children’s book illustrator most notably with Bloomsbury Children’s books. She taught Graphic Design at Wirral Met until the opportunity came up to work in Tokyo where she designed characters & illustrated for international clients. She is currently an Award Leader for the Masters in Illustration for Children.
Email: desdemonamccannon@yahoo.co.uk

Chris Millichamp
Chris studied Interior Design at Birmingham College of Art and Design. He practised as a designer working in industry- Architectural practice & local government. He was a visiting lecturer at Birmingham College of Art, taught at Laird School of Art & Wirral Met. College. He now works as a fulltime artist. Chris works in water-based media, largely watercolours, & enjoys the freshness & unpredictability of the media.
Email: millichampchris@yahoo.co.uk

Lynda Roberts D.A. Post D.A. (Textile Design)
Lynda attended the Glasgow School of Art before working in Canada and subsequently teaching Art on Wirral. Her multi media collages are a personal visual record of places she has visited both here and abroad. In her recordings of our built environment, colour and texture are important elements providing layers to be visually explored by the viewer. Textile focal points are partially integrated to elaborate statements made in paint.
Email: lyndaroberts@ontel.com


Alison Bailey Smith –BA Hons Jewellery, Dip Des www.abscraft.com
Alison originally trained in Jewellery at Edinburgh College of Art but her work crosses jewellery, costume and sculpture and uses both metal-working and textile techniques. Her pieces incorporate recycled components, using parts from televisions and other rubbish to weave into be-jewelled brocade structures. Her pieces are in museum collections and private collections around the world. This year, she will be showing her sculpture “Electra” that was featured in one of the Secret Gardens of Oxton in May, as well as her jewellery, bags and hats.
Email: abs1000@hotmail.com

Eleanor Suggett BA Hons Graphic Design
After graduating with a first class Honours from Central Saint Martins in July of 2007, Eleanor moved to Liverpool, where she lives and works, probably drinks far too much coffee, and runs a small design studio. Her work has been exhibited in London and New York and from her reputable multi-disciplinary studio, she provides a diverse range of tailor made designs for the publishing and creative industry. Traditional yet innovative, she specialises in typography, pattern and illustration, importantly working with comprehensive, ethical and eco-friendly printing techniques.
Email: eleanor@eleanorsuggett.com

Janine Suggett BA Hons Graphic Design & Illustration
"Originally from Paris, I moved to Oxton 25 years ago, and to mark this silver anniversary, I decided to join the Oxton artists. I studied design and print making in London in the bustling 70's, and since then I have brought up my three daughters with my wonderful late husband Martin. As a print maker, I enjoy the qualities of drawing, and use this as a basis for all of my work, which at the moment is a series playful illustrations, and monotype. I enjoy 'accidents', never afraid of experimenting with new and old techniques. I love black and white, but all other colours are welcome. "
Email: janinesuggett@yahoo.com

Patsy Taylor - MEd UKCP registered psychotherapist
Sewing and knitting have been a significant part of Patsy’s life for as long as she can remember. She has made things since she could hold a needle, loving beautiful fabrics for their own sake - and for the fascinating process of constructing and shaping something from a flat piece of material.
Email: taylor_patsy@hotmail.com

Lisa Waldman -- HNDII Silversmithing & Jewellery www.lwsilver.com
Lisa is based in the Wirral having studied in Glasgow and design and produce contemporary jewellery with the highest standard of workmanship. All of her work is produced with precious silver, with a number of pieces set with precious and semi-precious gem stones. Her work brings a touch of charm and beauty to everyone that wears it.
Email: mail@lwsilver.com

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Or
Email: oxtonartfair@merseymail.com

The Big Draw @ The Williamson

We are all going to be at the Williamson Art Gallery tomorrow in Birkenhead to help create lots of big and wee drawings full of colour and vitality!

Remember NOvember

Direct from the studio
The fifth
Oxton Art Fair
Williamson Art Gallery and Museum on Slatey Rd
Birkenhead/Oxton
22nd of November Saturday from 10am until 5pm and 23rd of November Sunday from 10am until 4.30m

It is that time again when the Oxton Artists show their work direct from their studios to the Williamson Art Gallery in the fifth Annual Oxton Art Fair, offering a rare opportunity to talk directly to the artists and even buy their work. There are many of the original exhibitors and in addition we have several new members. The main organiser and exhibitor, Alison Bailey Smith said “Yet again, despite our very local remit, we have a very international group with newcomers, Janine Suggett originally from Paris and Theresia Cadwallader who was born in Java. We also have our first ever “Mother and daughter” exhibitors as Janine will also be joined by her daughter Eleanor, who graduated last year with a first class Honours from Central Saint Martins in London “

The fair started in 2004 by a group of friends who were aware that there was a core of artists residing in the area and an influx of artists formerly of the area returning from overseas and newcomers attracted to the community atmosphere and picturesque village. All of the artists and craftspeople live in Oxton (apart from three who joined the group then moved out of the boundaries of Oxton).

Illustration by Mark Wayne Barrett
Wire jewellery by Judith Brown
jewellery by Theresia Cadwallader
Photography by Alan Chape,
Paintings by Jacqui Chapman,
Paintings by Sherilyn Halligan ,
Illustrations & paintings by Marie Mairs,
Illustrations by Desdemona McCannon
Paintings of Merseyside by Chris Millichamp,
Collage paintings by Lynda Roberts,
Sculpture, Recycled wearable art & jewellery by Alison Bailey Smith
Graphic Design by Eleanor Suggett
Soft furnishings & accessories by Patsy Taylor
Silver jewellery by Lisa Waldman

All the work is available for sale and most artists are interested in working on commissions. There will be refreshments for sale from three local food business, The Green Room, The Green Community Shop and Centre and The Green Room (the deli in Oxton) . This year we have been lucky enough to awarded a grant from Wirral : Culture for All to run activities for children, there will be four projects from the artists with assistance from local group, Birkenhead Woodcraft Folk.

For more information regarding the artists, the craft activities for children or if you want to help, please email: oxtonartfair@merseymail.com

Oxton Art Fair

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